FDA-Sc.29-2017
Parts
Object number
FDA-Sc.29-2017
Object type
Identification
Title
Charles James Fox
Description
Sculpted bust of a man, with short hair, clean shaven, no clothing or drapery
Other number
Sc 39
FDA-A.129-2010
FDA-A.129-2010
Description
Content (person)
Fox, Charles James, 1749 - 1806 (Sitter)
Dimension note
23½in. high
Inscription
Lettered on the wall sconce that supports the bust: 'FOX'
Material
marble
Production
Person
Nollekens, Joseph, 1737 - 1823 (Source artist)
History and association
Object history note
Provenance: Presented to Eton College by Henry Edward Fox, 4th Baron Holland of Foxley (1802–1859) in c.1842
[see: Lincolnshire Chronicle, Friday, 3 February 1843]
[see: Lincolnshire Chronicle, Friday, 3 February 1843]
